Siddaramaiah slams Modi for his lies and false claims during Bengaluru rally

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February 5, 2018

Bengaluru, Feb 5: Hitting back at Narendra Modi for his all-out attack on his Congress government, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday accused him of telling a "tissue of lies" and said he was "morally not fit" to be prime minister.

"He did not speak as prime minister. He has uttered a tissue of lies and made baseless and irresponsible allegations," Siddaramaiah said in an angry rebuttal to a litany of charges by Modi at a BJP rally here yesterday. He said the "countdown has begun for Narendra Modi," citing the results of Rajasthan by-polls in which the ruling BJP faced an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the Congress which won two Lok Sabha seats and one assembly segment.

This came as a retort to Modi's assertion that the countdown for the exit of the Siddaramaiah government had begun and it was at the exit gate.

Sounding the poll bugle for the upcoming Assembly polls in Karnataka, Modi had accused the Siddaramaiah government of creating new records in corruption and dubbed it a "10 per cent commission government."

"If they have evidence to prove, let them furnish the documents under which project or scheme corruption happened," the chief minister said.

Raising the issue of murders of several BJP and Sangh Parivar activists, Modi had alleged criminals were ruling the roost and "ease of doing murders" was being discussed in the state while his government talked of ease of doing business.

"He (Modi) has accused the government of taking 10 per cent commission in all the schemes and programmes. This is the most baseless and irresponsible allegation," he told reporters.

Giving a point-by-point rebuttal, he said "Modi as a prime minster has lied to the people of the state and misled them by giving wrong information. According to me, he has denigrated his position."

Asked if he thought Modi was fit to continue as prime minister as he had accused him of lying, he said, "according to me, he is morally not (fit) to be prime minister."

Attacking Modi for the corruption jibe, he said BJP state chief B S Yeddyurappawas seated next to him at the rally and the prime minister should have known about what all happened during his term as chief minister.

Yeddyurappa had gone to jail and similarly former BJP ministers Katta Subramanya Nadu, Krishnaiah Shetty and Janardhan Reddy too went to jail duing the BJP rule.

He said by projecting the person who had gone to jail and indulged in "looting" as chief minister, (apparently referring to Yeddyurappa), Modi had shown disrespect to the people of Karnataka. "I strongly condemn it." He said during Modi's chief ministership in Gujarat, the Lokayukta was not appointed for nine years because of the fear that their alleged corruption deeds would come out in the open.

They did not appoint Lokayukta because of the fear that their illegal help to industrialists would come out. Even now after coming to power at the Centre, they have not appointed Lokpal, he said. Siddaramaiah said as the prime minister of the country, "stooping to the level" of Yeddyurappa and making "baseless" allegations was the "most shameful" thing. Terming BJP's rule in the state from 2008 to 2013 as the government of "looters", Siddaramaiah said, "I'm not saying this for the sake of making allegations." On the alleged illegal mining scam during the BJP rule in the state, he said, "Yeddyurappa was next to him (Modi), who had also gone to jail, keeping him beside (accusing) fingers were shown at us. This is highly irresponsible and politically motivated statement." There was no other thing that was more shameful than this, he added.

He also refuted the charges made by the BJP that his government was being "soft" towards "Jihadi forces" whom it had blamed for the killings of Hindu, BJP and Sangh Parivar activists. Asserting that Karnataka had maintained number one position in various spheres, he said despite all this, Modi was claiming there was no law and order in the state.

"Let Modi check top 10 states in the country where law and order issue was more severe," he said. He said BJP-ruled states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajastan, Gujarat, Haryana and Maharashtra and Bihar (in coalition with JDU) topped the list. "He is not just Narendra Modi. He is the prime minister of this country... he should have noted other states when he spoke about law and order in Karnataka," Siddaramaiah said. Accusing Modi of making the charges out of malice with the coming polls in mind and to cover up the "loot" by the earlier BJP government, he also reminded Modi about the post-Godhra violence and alleged lawlessness in BJP-ruled states. He also hit out at BJP President Amit Shah, saying he was made an accused in a fake encounter case and went to jail. Shah was subsequently discharged by a CBI court in Mumbai.

The chief minister said there were expectations that the prime minister would speak about waiving of loan obtained by farmers from nationalised and scheduled banks and on the Mahadayi issue over which the state is locked in a dispute with Goa.

He rejected the claims that excess amount was given to Karnataka under the 14th finance commission, maintaining that what has been provided to the state was as per the constitutional mandate which was "our share."

He said Modi had come here to make a political speech keeping elections in mind. "Even if he comes here 100 times or Amit Shah tries to instigate communal tension, people have decided to bring Congress back to power" he said.

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Abu Muhammad
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Monday, 5 Feb 2018

Well done Siddaramiah ji. Time & again Modiji proved that he is an ordinary Sanghi and BJP PM. If he (Modji)  dare to do a falsification test and apply to himself and BJP all allegations made against Siddujii, Modji may not find an inch of place to hide his nose. How long these set of people rule the nation on lies, deceit, scams, threat, emotional issues and dividing the people.

 

Sidduji, YOUR government's achievements should reach to all people of Karnataka. Please ask your MLA's, leaders and spokespersons to open their mouth, speak up and expose BJP lies and misrule. Let your party leaders come out from their deep slumber and fear of one man show. Pay them by the same coin.

 

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April 14,2020

Dubai, Apr 14: Around 2,500 Indians have approached Indian missions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) seeking help to be flown home during the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, top diplomats have said.

The Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Indian Consulate in Dubai together have received requests from "a little more than 1,000 individuals" while the latter has received an additional request from an employer who has laid-off around 1,000 Indian workers, reports Gulf News on Monday.

According to the Indian Ambassador to the UAE Pavan Kapoor, the missions have not been bombarded with mass requests from the people who wish to take an immediate flight home unlike widespread reports on social media.

Most of the individuals who have expressed their interest to return home are visitors and those who lost their jobs, he told Gulf News.

Consul General of India in Dubai, Vipul said his mission had received nearly 1000 requests via email and phone from people who want to return home.

"A majority of them are visit visa holders. On Sunday, we got information about another large group of around 1,000 Indian workers who have lost jobs. The employer has got in touch to know the options to send them back home as early as possible," he told Gulf News.

However, the diplomatic heads refuted unverified reports that claim tens of thousands of Indians were scrambling to fly home during the pandemic.

They added that the missions have been aiding hundreds of workers, who have been left in the lurch by their employers, with provisions.

The Indian government had said that flight services cannot be resumed during the lockdown period, which has now been extended till May 3.

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February 12,2020

New Delhi, Feb 12: Senior Karnataka BJP leader Umesh Katti, who has been left out of the latest cabinet expansion, on Wednesday met party president Jagat Prakash Nadda over the issue.

On Tuesday, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa allotted portfolios to 10 newly inducted ministers. The leader was sulking after he was left out from the cabinet.

According to sources, Katti urged JP Nadda to consider his seniority in the party and give him a ministerial berth.

Earlier, Yeddyurappa had announced that Umesh Katti would be given a place in the state cabinet, but his name was dropped from the list of ministers at the last moment.

According to sources, Umesh Katti also urged Nadda for a Rajya Sabha berth for his brother Ramesh Katti.

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April 30,2020

Mangaluru, May 30: Coastal district of Dakshina Kannada today recorded third covid-19 death as a 67-year-old woman from Bantwal taluk succumbed to the coronavirus at the district Wenlock Hospital, the designated Covid hospital.

The victim is said to be a neighbor of two women (daughter-in-law and mother-in-law) who died of the coronavirus a few days ago. 

On April 18 due to difficulties in breathing, she was rushed to Wenlock Hospital, where she was tested positive for coronavirus. Initially she responded to treatment. However, her condition started worsening earlier this week and breathed her last today evening.

Her daughter also has been tested positive for the deadly virus and she is currently undergoing treatment. 

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